About Us

The North Shelby Library District was created in 1988 by an act of the state legislature and a majority vote of the residents of the district to provide library services to an area of Shelby County which had no library and no municipality to support one. The library operates as a 501-c-3, non-profit corporation under the laws of the state and the direction of a five-member board. Board members are elected by members of the Shelby County legislative delegation representing the geographic area of the library district or any portion thereof.

The population of the District is approximately 50,000 people. The size of our facility is based on state library standards for libraries serving populations of 50,000. The library’s fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30. Assessment notices are mailed in October to the approximately 24,000 property owners in the District and payment is due by December 31. Most households are assessed at the $15 Homestead Rate. All others are assessed at the 1.75 mill non-homesteaded rate.